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Naval Jack Of The United States (1865–1867)
The jack of the United States, referred to as the Union Jack by the United States Navy, U.S. Navy, is a Jack (flag), maritime jack flag flown on the bow of U.S. vessels that are Mooring, moored or anchored. In addition to Ship commissioning, commissioned U.S. Navy ships, the jack is used by the United States Coast Guard, U.S. Coast Guard, the Military Sealift Command, the ships of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and other U.S. government entities. While anchored or moored, the jack is flown on the Bow (watercraft), bow of a ship, and the Ensign (flag), ensign (which for the U.S. Navy is the Flag of the United States, national flag) is flown on the stern. Once Underway, under way, the jack is lowered. The Union Jack was adopted on June 14, 1777, alongside the U.S. national flag itself. Since then, the jack has essentially consisted of the Canton (flag), canton of the national flag, with each star added to the national flag being added to the Union Jack also. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of The United States
The national flag of the United States, often referred to as the American flag or the U.S. flag, consists of thirteen horizontal Bar (heraldry), stripes, Variation of the field, alternating red and white, with a blue rectangle in the Canton (flag), canton bearing fifty small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows, where rows of six stars alternate with rows of five stars. The 50 stars on the flag represent the 50 U.S. states, and the 13 stripes represent the Thirteen Colonies, thirteen British colonies that won independence from Kingdom of Great Britain, Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War. The flag was created as an item of military equipment to identify US ships and forts. It evolved gradually during early American history, and was not designed by any one person. The flag exploded in popularity in 1861 as a symbol of opposition to the Confederate States of America, Confederate Battle of Fort Sumter, attack on Fort Sumter. It came to sy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
